Using speech recognition to dictate textscompletely transforms the ability of dyslexic people to produce the writing of which they are capable. It is one of the most powerful technologies that has matured greatly in the last few years.These posts on Dyslexia Action’s technology blog evaluate different tools for speech recognition.

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Dyslexia-friendly texts

Creating texts that pay attention to difficulties presented by dyslexia and other learning difficulties means that they are easier to access by everyone. They will focus on:

Presenting text in small chunks

Structuring texts to make up for difficulties with scanning and skimming

Increasing spacing between lines, words, and characters

Highlighting important information

Using clear, undistorted fonts

Avoiding very high contrast

Much is made about dyslexia-friendly fonts but research shows that they are not of much benefit. Sans Serif fonts are strongly preferred but fonts designed for dyslexia show very little benefit. Fonts are more a matter of personal preference but it is important to produce documents where people can change fonts to suit their needs. This website presents more information about font choice.